September 2019 | In the Vineyard September is an anxious time for Vineyard owners. We all are hoping for optimum harvest conditions; perfectly ripened fruit, warm dry autumn days and a crew that is ready to pick when we are – an ideal harvest scenario. This year Three Feathers Vineyard looked pretty good; disease-free, unlike other vineyards in the valley … Read More
Carrot Cake, Parma-style
Parma-style Carrot Cake by Giada De Laurentiis This fabulously subtle and unique Carrot Cake, Parma-style recipe by Giada De Laurentiis, makes repeat performances in our family ever since we discovered it on the Food Network. Lightly sweet, not too spicy, well-balanced and zingy with a touch of fennel and lemon zest, this carrot cake can be eaten for breakfast, lunch … Read More
Hungarian Sausage Bake
Hungarian Sausage Bake with a low-carb version This is a lovely family recipe that you can easily make on-the-go, or create from leftovers (such as barbecued sausage links) for a new nourishing meal. Our lighter, low-carb version uses cauliflower instead of potatoes : cauliflower is such a versatile vegetable and marries well in flavor texture with smoky sausage and smooth … Read More
Keeping up the Oregon wine producing tradition
Keeping up the Oregon wine producing tradition At Three Feathers, our goal is to perpetuate the Oregon tradition of locally owned and operated vineyards and handcrafted wines for which our region Internationally known. The success of Oregon Pinot Noir has made us the envy of many other larger wine producing regions who are now trying to muscle in, buying thousands … Read More
Our Three Feathers 2nd Annual Memorial Day Wine Tasting event was a success!
Wine Tasting at Three Feathers Sunday May 26 dawned cloudy, cool and windy. Not an auspicious start for a day of guests and wine tasting outdoors considering that it had rained hard on Saturday! We pulled out the fire pit, made from the end of an old heating oil tank, and stacked up the firewood. Cheerfully, by 11 AM the … Read More
Family Heirloom Chicken Casserole with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Sour Cream Sauce
Family Heirloom Chicken Casserole with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Sour Cream Sauce This is a wonderful, simple and inexpensive casserole that is a good family meal but elegant enough to serve for company. This recipe is perfect with home-canned tomatoes, although the vineyards have prevented me from canning over the past few years! The leftover broth makes a lovely soup. Ingredients:6 … Read More
Join the Three Feathers Flight Club today!
Join the Three Feathers Flight Club today! Our newly launched wine club is called the “Three Feathers Flight Club”. This is not the type of club where we exclude people. Nor is it the type of club that requires a membership fee (golf club, country club, Costco, Sam’s Club). No initiation rituals. Just a group of people who will constitute … Read More
The start of our 2019 Vintage
Off to the Races! Our Pinot Noir grapes are popping out of their buds ten days after showing a “baby bump” on April 15. This is called Bud Break and is the start of a grape’s annual growth cycle in the spring. Vineyard owners use bud break to calculate the harvesting date; the average number of days from bud break … Read More
Announcing the Three Feathers Flight Club
Three Feathers is launching a Wine Club! After much research, we have created a simple way for you to enjoy more of our wines at a better price and never miss out on the rarest wines in the valley. We produce a limited amount of wine every season and we sell this wine only at select venues without a tasting … Read More
Sipping Once, Sipping Twice
Three Feathers participated in the 26th annual McMinnville Wine & Food SIP Classic at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum from 8 – 10 March and the Oregon & Washington Wine Tasting event on March 14 in London. With concentrated energy, the Stimac family and our marketing specialist Sandra Hogan and her companion, Dennis, set up a wine tasting booth under … Read More